Country extension · China
.sc.cn domain name
What you need to know about .sc.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .sc.cn
- Country
- China
- Registry
- cnnic.cn
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 7 working days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 15 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .sc.cn?
- Individuals and companies from outside China can register a .sc.cn domain name. However, CNNIC requires verification of an individual's real name.
- The registrant's name must exactly match the name on the ID or company certificate. For a company, the legal form must be included, for example Ltd.
- If you're from outside China, your name can't contain special characters, such as ä, ö, ü or é. This refers to your full name as it appears on your passport.
- Does the company's contact person have special characters in their name? Then you can register the domain in the name of another employee without such characters who is willing to be verified by CNNIC.
- You must comply with CNNIC's rules and Chinese domain name regulations, including the rules on dispute resolution.
- You can't register or use a domain name that CNNIC considers to be in breach of the Chinese constitution or legislation. Think of content that harms state security or public order, or pornography, gambling, violence and defamation.
- If your website's web server is located in mainland China, you need a valid ICP number from the Chinese ministry MIIT. This is only possible if you have a branch in China.
- You must provide genuine, accurate and complete details and confirm that you've read and understood CNNIC's registration rules.
- You're fully responsible yourself if the domain is suspended because you haven't complied with the rules. CNNIC and the registrar aren't liable in that case.
Additional details for registration
- The real full name of an individual as the registrant or as the responsible contact person.
- Whether the registrant is a private individual or a company or organisation.
- The type of ID or company document and the corresponding number, for example a passport number or a company registration number.
- For a company, the name of a responsible person within the organisation. This person doesn't need to be listed on the company certificate.
Documents
- Private individuals send in a scan or photo of their passport or identity card. A driving licence isn't accepted. The document must show the registrant's name.
- Companies and organisations send in a scan of their business licence, company certificate or extract from the commercial register, plus a copy of the contact person's passport or identity card.
- Registrants from mainland China send in a copy of their Chinese identity card, not a passport. Chinese companies also include page 1 of their company certificate, preferably the business licence.
- Registrants from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan can use a mainland travel permit or a residence permit. For residence permits and the foreigner's residence card, both the front and back are required.
- Provide documents as JPEG files of no more than 1 MB. WebOké makes sure they reach CNNIC.
- A signed statement, known as the Letter of Commitment, is no longer required.
Good to know when registering
- A registration is only completed after CNNIC has manually checked your documents. This also applies if your details have already been approved before.
- If the required documents haven't been received after 8 days, the registration fails.
Transfer
Transferring a .sc.cn
- Transferring a domain requires verification of the registrant using an ID or company document.
- You need a signed request from the registrant before the transfer can start.
- The domain must be older than 60 days. Otherwise, the transfer will be rejected.
- The expiry date must be more than 15 days away. So make sure you start the transfer well in advance.
- The domain mustn't be locked, for example by a registrar lock or hold. You can check this in the WHOIS. As the registrant, you can ask your current registrar to remove the lock.
The transfer code
- To transfer a domain, you need a transfer code. The registrant or administrative contact can request it from the current registrar.
- Check that the code is correct before you start the transfer. With an incorrect code, the transfer will fail.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- A new registrant needs a copy of their ID, passport or business licence, as a JPG, PNG, GIF or JPEG file of no more than 1 MB.
- A change of registrant isn't processed immediately, only after it has been checked.
- A domain registered through a trustee service can be moved to your own registrant. The other way round, moving it to a trustee service, isn't possible.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- After being restored from quarantine, the domain is inactive until nameservers have been set up again. After that, it automatically becomes active again.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website cnnic.cn
- Dispute resolution policy www1.cnnic.cn
- Registry terms and conditions www1.cnnic.cn
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.